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To: Tommaso who wrote (43499)1/15/1999 12:04:00 PM
From: yard_man  Respond to of 132070
 
>>deposits against which to extend loans<<

What an archaic concept! Almost as archaic as the idea of paper currencies being backed by gold.



To: Tommaso who wrote (43499)1/15/1999 1:10:00 PM
From: Mike M2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
T, if a talk show like Oprah does a Y-2k scare show they just might cause a bank run it could be self - fulfilling. mike